- Super Malon
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caption=Super Malon. (Left to right: Cachiru, Yaguarette (kneeling), El Lobizon, Pampero, La Salamanca (in front), Vizacacha, El Bagual, and Cimarron) from "Flash Annual" #13 byEnrique Alcatena .
team_name=Super Malon
publisher=DC Comics
debut='Flash Annual #13 (2000 )
creators=Chuck Dixon writerEnrique Alcatena artist
base=Argentina
members=Cachiru
La Salamanca
El Yaguarette
Cimarro
El Lobizon
Pampero
El Bagual
Vizacacha
subcat=DC Comics
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sortkey=PAGENAME|Super Malon was a nineties
DC Comics superhero team that was introduced during the Planet DC Annuals event, an initiative to introduce international heroes. A few of them later appeared battling the Cheetah in an issue of "Wonder Woman ".History
The Super Malon (Spanish: "Súper Malón") were inspired by 1950's Argentine hero the "Gaucho", a founding member of the The Dome. The heroes are a mix of fledgling adventurers and experienced vigilantes. Together, the Super Malon are the modern defenders of
Argentina . Many of their personal origins remain a secret, their identities seem to have been influenced by Argentine folklore and traditional beliefs.Membership
*Cachiru - Cachiru is a winged cross between
Hawkman andBatman . He once was romantically involved with La Salamanca.
*La Salamanca - La Salamanca possessingelemental powers, and has the ability to astrally project her spirit self. Her astral form can remain separated from her body for three hours.
*Yaguarette - "Yaguareté" is a super speedster wearing aJaguar skin costume.
*Cimarron - "Cimarrón" is a sword wielding swashbuckling hero.
*El Lobizon - "El Lobizón" is a non-infectiouslycanthrope .
*Pampero - Pampero can control wind currents and create storms. His name comes from a specific type of Argentine wind.
*El Bagual - El Bagual is ahorse headed super-strong and nigh invulnerable humanoid. His name comes from a Spanish term for an untamed horse.
*Vizacacha - Vizacacha is a master thief and acrobat. His name and costume are presumably inspired by thevizcacha , a chinchilla-like animal that lives in the Andes and Central Region of Argentina.External links
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=supermalon DCU Guide Super Malon entry]
* [http://dcworld.itgo.com/SuperMalonArgentina.html DCWorld Super Malon entry]
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